I spend at least an hour a day on TikTok. I don't need every social media platform to try to duplicate that experience with varying levels of success.

Climate change is inevitable. It will end humans. That's good for nature. Whether or not you believe in the "crisis" of climate change, either scenario benefits most by inaction.

I didn't even think to try Kubuntu! It's been a while since I dabbled with Linux. I just went straight to Mint and setup Firefox and Plex. I may have to see what Kubuntu is looking like these days.

An Adobe-proprietary format is also not the answer.

If no one was injured and no property was damaged, it's hard to argue any crime was committed. This should be the presumption for human activity as well.

Why would an American agree that information of government misdeeds, no matter how it was obtained, not be protected under the First Amendment?

We know who the actual bad guys are. It's not the ones distributing truth.

Tax me harder, daddy.

Boomers and MS are on their way out. College kids these days prefer Apple. Cutting-edge gamers see what Steam is accomplishing with Linux and Proton/WINE. Mac and Linux both come with free software that does everything MS Office does. MS is doing all it can to try to maintain its presence. Eventually, it will fall. I'm in my late 40s, but I can't wait. This ancient software can't be made extinct soon enough!

Gross. I'll pass.

For nearly a decade, I have subscribed to the Delorme/Garmin inReach service for satellite communication in the middle of nowhere. Starting with the iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max, this feature was included for free. While I don't expect the Apple service to be free forever, moving it to a camera-enabled device I already have, plus saving me ~$15 a month, I have canceled my Garmin subscription. There's nothing wrong with the device, but saving almost $200 a year and building emergency coms into the USB C-chargeable device I'm carrying around anyway is an obvious choice.

Vote blue, vote red, wtf ever. Every administration puts the country further in debt and makes prices go up.

The cost of international flights dropped 4%. Depending on when they were purchased, Disney World tickets increased between 9% and 55%. Park food increased more than 5%. Yes, I know there are lots of other US tourist destinations, but Disney prices are some of the best documented, and likely representative of national trends. Have US attractions succeeded in pricing themselves out of 8% of the international market?

You mean the stance that explains how there is no federal opinion on abortion, that is up to the states?

Where are you taking that goalpost?

Cold weather is coming soon. Don't forget to order a load of coal.